It grates me when an occasion nal speaker at church will address us as "sisters and brothers.". The term is "brothers and sisters", that's just how English is. Putting "sisters" first is a conscious decision and therefore distracting. If you want to acknowledge the females first, you say "ladies and gentlemen".
Imagine if someone ever opened with "gentlemen and ladies". Think about it... Right? "Brothers and sisters", "men and women".
It grates me when an occasion nal speaker at church will address us as "sisters and brothers.". The term is "brothers and sisters", that's just how English is. Putting "sisters" first is a conscious decision and therefore distracting. If you want to acknowledge the females first, you say "ladies and gentlemen".
Imagine if someone ever opened with "gentlemen and ladies". Think about it... Right? "Brothers and sisters", "men and women".